Desharow Merman Novel Novels & Stories

In a barren land where multiple fissures surfaced, the cloud loomed over two creatures facing each other. No living things could be seen within the perimeter; swept clean. The armageddon had served its purpose, making the woman with red eyes grin in contentment. It had been long ago since she gazed into that blue orbs, now fainting grey. "Mherkealla," she whispered. The lady, whom she called panted and fell on her knees. The wound she procured depleted her energy; she couldn't stand. Her hair dangled, but was too drained to even move a finger.

I squeezed his hand just a little tighter, hoping somehow my love would reach the children I could not find. --- The mansion was as beautiful as ever. I had been here before, but the weight of memory never changed. It was my home once ,until every corner of it was drenched in Delilah’s perfume and arrogance. Even though I have come to this mansion many times as Amara Holt I never got used to the way Delilah remade the house . Now the walls gleamed with new art, the kind that screamed money without taste. The chandelier had been replaced, too crystals dripping like frozen tears. Even the curtains were different, gold instead of cream. Every detail whispered one message: you were erased.

LILA’S POV The Chicago skyline glittered through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the downtown club, but the Blizzard’s charity gala felt like a cage. My heels clicked on the polished marble, each step heavier than the last, as I scanned the crowd for Zane Callahan. The air pulsed with laughter, clinking glasses, and the low thrum of a live band, but my pulse drowned it all out. I didn’t want to be here. But Meredith’s ultimatum of getting Zane ‘s answers or kissing my job goodbye had forced me into this glitzy hell, and the weight of my forced engagement to Ethan Callahan crushed me further.

Had they found themselves on a sinking ship, they would have been the first pair of rats to abandon it, and stolen the best lifeboat in the bargain. Finally the pot of coffee had turned lukewarm, and Desmond recalled other appointments he had scheduled for the day. “I’ve taken enough of your time,” he murmured, standing and smiling as Loveth remained on the seat . He bent and kissed her outstretched hand, his lips connecting not with skin, but with a mass of jewels that flashed and clicked beneath his mouth. They exchanged friendly grins, and Loveth said with seeming idleness " I will be going back to New York tomorrow . I decided to leave early so I can come back early ." she said as she s

Chapter 5 An enormous-looking worm rose from the ground. The guards were unshaken and so were Lucia and Clarisse. "It's a 'Ver De Terre', a massive one surprisingly," Clarisse said. "Clarissa! Let's do work!" Lucia said enthusiastically, and the two walked forward. "We'll handle this, stay back there and protect the princess," Clarisse ordered the guards. "You hear her!" The captain added. "We'll do this," Zane was beside the two.

"And tired men make emotional choices. Emotional men destroy empires." ​"She isn't an emotional choice," I said. My voice sounded raspy, hollowed out by three days of running on caffeine and cold sweat. "Seraphina has been loyal to this family. She kept the Blackwood account intact when everyone else panicked. She bled for us." ​Harrison leaned back in his leather chair, the dim lamp catching the silver at his temples. He looked at me not with anger, but with a cold, devastating pity that made my gut clench.

Rhea whined. Mermaid sighed. “Child, I forget how far apart our worlds are. I am not punishing you.” “Then pass me the meat, greedy witch!” But Mermaid only smiled. Seashell light gleamed faintly in her crown. “These peels are your meat. Appearances deceive in Upland. Did the guides not warn you?” “You’re talking nonsense,” Rhea snapped. She seized Mermaid’s plate and shoved a slice of potato meat into her mouth. The taste curdled instantly—like dirt, like bitter husk. She gagged and spat it out, spattering the table.